October 16, 2002
No CF Namespace
Importing JSP tags with ? Be careful not to name the namespace "CF" as that is reserved for ColdFusion's own Custom Tags. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
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October 15, 2002
Avoid Double Byte File Names
ColdFusion MX supports double byte text, but avoid using double byte characters to name files. This will cause problems with links, , and other forms of file access. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 14, 2002
Don't Move the Administrator
Prior to ColdFusion MX it was common practice to move the ColdFusion Administrator from its default directory to provide additional security. ColdFusion MX requires that the Administrator be in its default location, and so for extra security protect the CFIDE/administrator directory structure...
October 13, 2002
Processing Localized CFM Code
If client requests are of a different codepage then your CFM files use the tag to specify the character encoding to use. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 12, 2002
Restoring JVM Settings
ColdFusion MX runs on underlying Java, and so the JVM and its settings are really important. For this reason the JVM configuration file is backed up each time you save changes in the Java and JVM Settings page in ColdFusion Administrator. You can restore these settings as needed. (Applies to:...
October 11, 2002
Reading and Writing Localized Files
To read and write localized file be sure to specify the encoding to be used in the tags ENCODING attribute. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 10, 2002
No Underscores in Web Services
ColdFusion Components (and their functions and arguments) may have underscores in their names, but Web Services shouldn't. So, just to be safe, don't use any non-alphanumeric characters in names in your CFC's, just in case you opt to make them accessible as Web Services at a later date. (Applies...
October 9, 2002
Safer CFTOKEN Values
ColdFusion uses CFID and CFTOKEN to uniquely identify sessions, CFID is an incremental number and CFTOKEN is a random number (the combination of which make a unique session). CFTOKEN values may not be unique (CFID always will be) - but for added safety you can make CFTOKEN unique too by checking...
October 8, 2002
.NET Dataset Data Type
If you are creating Web Services in .NET for consumption by ColdFusion, do not use the dataset data type as this is only supported by .NET languages. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 7, 2002
Don't Encrypt Double Byte Data
The CFML Encrypt() and Decrypt() functions will not work with double byte data - no error will be thrown, but encrypted data will not decrypt properly. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
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